Summary Rescuers have called off search for 3 Iranian mountaineers who went missing in northern Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The head of a mountaineering club says rescuers have called off their search for three Iranian mountain climbers who went missing in northern Pakistan.
Manzoor Hussain, president of Pakistan s Alpine Club, said Sunday his outfit was coordinating the expedition, and that the three Iranians successfully ascended the 8,051-meter (26,414-foot) summit of Broad Peak.
He says the men sent a call for help last Tuesday while descending the peak, saying they were exhausted and had run out of food.
Hussain says rescue teams were dispatched, but failed to find them. A helicopter search Sunday has been called off.
He says the three men were last in touch with their homeland via satellite phone on Saturday.
